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Grammar schools in Hampshire

Schools for
Within, from Southampton

Grammar schools within 30 miles

6

Hampshire has no state grammar schools.

  1. 20 milesBishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolBoys · Wiltshire · GL Assessment
  2. 21 milesSouth Wilts Grammar SchoolGirls · Wiltshire · GL Assessment
  3. 22 milesBournemouth School for GirlsGirls · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest · 180 places
  4. 23 milesBournemouth SchoolBoys · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest
  5. 27 milesPoole Grammar SchoolBoys · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest
  6. 28 milesParkstone Grammar SchoolGirls · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Quest · 192 places

Named grammar, but not a state grammar school

  • The Portsmouth Grammar School: independent (private)

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Questions people ask

Are there grammar schools in Hampshire?

No. Hampshire has no state grammar schools. The nearest to Southampton is Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School, 20 miles away; pick your own town on this page to see yours.

Is The Portsmouth Grammar School a grammar school?

Not a state grammar school: it is an independent (private) school. It is not in this list.

Which 11+ test do they use?

Of the 6 within 30 miles: 4 use Quest, 2 use GL Assessment. Each school's page gives its test dates.

Does living nearby get my child a place?

Not on its own. Your child must pass the school's 11+ test. Many schools then give places by distance or catchment area, and some take the highest scores wherever children live. Each school's page sets out its rules.

How we work this out

What it does

Hampshire has no state grammar schools. Pick your town to see the nearest, with who they take and their 11+ test.

All 163 state grammar schools in England on the Department for Education's register, September 2026.

Method

  1. We start from the centre of the Hampshire town you pick, on the Ordnance Survey's map of places.
  2. We measure a straight line from there to each school's registered location and list the schools inside your chosen distance, nearest first.
  3. Boys, girls or mixed, the test provider and the Year 7 places come from each school's own admission arrangements for September 2027.
  4. Schools named 'grammar' that are not state grammar schools come from the same DfE register: independent schools, and state schools it lists as non-selective.